Table 8. Blood pressure and atrial fibrillation rate of the patients in PAF observation group during follow-up.
| Time | Cases | Blood pressure (mmHg) | Atrial fibrillation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractive pressure | Diastolic pressure | Number (n) | Percentage (%) | |||
| Before treatment | 50 | 133.68±12.37 | 80.55±10.38 | – | – | |
| Treated for 12 months | 45 | 120.54±10.35### | 76.46±9.82 | 8 | 16.33 | |
| Treated for 24 months | 38 | 114.33±9.54###△△ | 74.25±9.52## | 13 | 34.21 | |
| F test | – | 5.897 | 7.112 | – | ||
| P value | – | 0.009** | 0.005** | – | ||
Comparison among before treatment, treated for 12 months and treated for 24 months, **P<0.01. Compared with before treatment, ##P<0.01, ###P<0.001. Compared with treated for 12 months, △△P<0.01. PAF, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.